KOLKATA: An app-cab driver, a motor components shopowner, a meals supply boy and several other unemployed youths from slums close to R G Kar Hospital have been rounded up in a number of cop raids since Thursday morning in a bid to e book these concerned within the vandalism on the hospital on the intervening night time of Wednesday and Thursday. On Friday, too, police did the rounds of a number of slums in quest of those that had been recognized from CCTVs as having participated within the rampage however continued to stay at massive.
Formally, Kolkata Police launched the names of 25 individuals together with a lady who had been arrested. However none of them have been from the neighbouring areas. Nevertheless, locals in slums at Belgachhia, Sarkar Bagan, Dattabagan, Saudagarpatti, Paikpara, Cossipore, Chitpur and Sinthi mentioned police had both picked up a number of youths by Thursday or have been conducting raids to apprehend a number of others and claimed that lots of these concerned within the ransacking have been from these areas.
Whereas previous situations of cop motion in these areas have been met with indignation, protests and even resistance, this time residents of those areas additionally helped establish a number of the youths whose pictures had been posted by cops on its social media platforms. Locals mentioned whereas the mob-mentality might have prompted some youths to affix, they mentioned the assault aimed toward destroying the docs’ protest platform contained in the hospital was executed with political backing.
Sheikh Sajan left his Barat Colony house below Lake City PS on Wednesday night, saying that he was going to take part in a candlelight vigil. “When cops got here in search of him on Thursday, we have been shocked. It was then that he admitted being part of a bunch that was concerned within the vandalism,” mentioned a member of the family. Locals and members of the family mentioned he was “pleasant” with native TMC employees however was not actively concerned in politics.
Household of Pol Ghosh on Muktaram Babu Avenue mentioned they final spoke to him at round 3.30 am on Aug 15. “He went together with his mates and their wives to take part within the rally. Once we heard of the vandalism we known as up Pol. He mentioned he can be house in an hour,” mentioned mom Trishna Ghosh. He went incommunicado until Thursday afternoon when the household obtained a name from Ultadanga PS. “Once we reached he was already in Sealdah courtroom,” mentioned the mom.
His father Jagabandhu Ghosh mentioned his son was not concerned with any occasion. “He has his personal on-line enterprise,” he mentioned.
Tanvir Alam of Belgachia’s Lal Maidan has not returned house since Wednesday night. “He left house saying he’s going for some essential work,” mentioned sister-in-law Saba.
At Belgachhia Mannequin Slum, police carried out raids on Thursday morning, afternoon and within the night to select up a dozen youths. These included Faizal, who sits in a motor components store, Shah Rukh, an app-cab driver, and several other others like Qasim, Sarfaraz and Rehan. Qasim was seen atop a vandalised automobile within the hospital that night time, waving a flag.
At Duttabagan in Paikpara, cops carried out a raid on Friday afternoon to nab Sonu Das, a meals supply agent, however returned empty handed.
Opposition chief Suvendu Adhikary blamed MLA Atin Ghosh for the vandalism. Ghosh rubbished the allegations.
